Garden Girl Posted August 5, 2016 Posted August 5, 2016 (edited) I received an email today from our Stake Pres office in regard to our missionaries serving in Russia.. they are now to be referred to as "Volunteers"... not missionaries. Any mail addressed to them should not refer to "Elder" or "Sister." And the same for them in any reference to them in social media... there was no explanation of what brought this on... my ward has a senior couple (our former bishop and his wife) serving a mission in Siberia for about a year now... I have no further information... and any correspondence will be addressed as "Mr. & Mrs." GG Edited August 5, 2016 by Garden Girl
Calm Posted August 5, 2016 Posted August 5, 2016 It is because the new law in Russia limiting missionary work. Have you seen the thread in the In The News forum about it?
jana at jade house Posted August 5, 2016 Posted August 5, 2016 the sme is true for Turkey. No mention of religious title allowed and everyone is a volunteer. Turkish assignments are now in a different country working with Turkish folk. Because of that awful awful man. 1
Garden Girl Posted August 5, 2016 Author Posted August 5, 2016 2 hours ago, Calm said: It is because the new law in Russia limiting missionary work. Have you seen the thread in the In The News forum about it? I hadn't seen it, but will look for it... GG
Calm Posted August 5, 2016 Posted August 5, 2016 Here: Val says he was trolling, btw, if it comes off as incomprehensible to you as it did to me.
strappinglad Posted August 5, 2016 Posted August 5, 2016 (edited) " these are not the droids you are looking for " By the way Sam, are you related to Arte Johnson from ' Laugh In ' fame ? Edited August 5, 2016 by strappinglad
waveslider Posted August 7, 2016 Posted August 7, 2016 On 8/4/2016 at 7:35 PM, strappinglad said: " these are not the droids you are looking for " By the way Sam, are you related to Arte Johnson from ' Laugh In ' fame ? I thought he might be a Vulcan related to Spock.
Guest Posted August 7, 2016 Posted August 7, 2016 On August 4, 2016 at 9:37 PM, Calm said: It is because the new law in Russia limiting missionary work. Have you seen the thread in the In The News forum about it? We live in a world where people think they can change something by calling it something else.
Calm Posted August 9, 2016 Posted August 9, 2016 (edited) Well, they are limiting their missionary work to church meetings only if I understand the law properly, which means they probably get to fill up the rest of their time with service, so volunteers is probably a more accurate word for their time, if not their primary calling. I will be interested to hear reports on how the Church is adapting to the new law and if numbers sent there will drop. Edited August 9, 2016 by Calm
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